Golf briefs for May 31

Thursday

May 31, 2007 at 12:01 AMMay 31, 2007 at 6:56 AM

June 1 deadline for NEWGA tourney

Entries close Friday, June 1 for the July 9-11 New England Women’s Golf Association Championship at Hickory Ridge Country Club in Amherst. The USGA handicap limit is 17.4 as of the May 25 revision. Contact the Women’s Golf Association of Massachusetts at 774-430-9010 or go to wgam.org for an entry form and information.

Staff reports

June 1 deadline for NEWGA tourneyEntries close Friday, June 1 for the July 9-11 New England Women’s Golf Association Championship at Hickory Ridge Country Club in Amherst. The USGA handicap limit is 17.4 as of the May 25 revision. Contact the Women’s Golf Association of Massachusetts at 774-430-9010 or go to wgam.org for an entry form and information.The field of 108 players includes the best amateur players in New England. Massachusetts hosts this 54-hole stroke-play championship every six years.

Driving4Life tourney is June 1Golf 4 Gehrig's Cure’s second annual Driving4Life tournament will be Friday, June 1 at The Club at Yarmouthport in Kings Way off Route 6A. The scramble format will have a 1:30 p.m. shotgun start, followed by a BBQ and raffle. The $100 entry fee includes greens fee, golf cart, gift bag, barbeque catered by Ardeo's Grill, and a donation to ALS TDI. Visit G4GC.org to register online or contact Craig Griffin at 508-221-1445 or info@golf4gehrigscure.org.All funds raised through Driving 4 Life support ALS research efforts at ALS TDI, a non-profit biotech located in Cambridge. ALS TDF is a 501(c)3 organization and donations are tax deductible.

Children’s Cove benefit golf June 4The 6th annual Children's Cove Golf Outing and Auction will be at The Ridge Club in Sandwich Monday, June 4. Hosted by Barnstable District Attorney Michael O’Keefe, this is the prime fundraising event of the year for Children’s Cove, the Cape and Islands Child Advocacy Center. There will be lunch at 11:30 a.m., a 1 p.m. shotgun start and a live auction, featuring an Aerosmith autographed Epiphone LP Special II electric guitar.For more information, contact Ben Caswell at 508-790-2001, ext. 12 or at bencaswell@wendellmarketing.com.

Dantas wins Cape Cod OpenJeff Dantas of Seekonk posted a 1-under-par 212 total to win the 16th Cape Cod Open by one shot of Joey Iaciofano of Rhode Island. Brent Wanner and Eric Dugas of Brewster were in a group tied for third at 214. Wanner took the Gary Philbrick Memorial Bowl for the low Cape pro score and David Sampson of Crestwood CC won the Guy Tedesco Trophy for low amateur with a 223 total.

Bailey’s golf event set for June 11The 5th Bailey’s Surf N’ Turf Charitable Golf Tournament will be June 11 at Little Harbor Country Club in Onset. The $60 fee is due by June 1. The event is limited to 80 golfers and tees off at 11 a.m.For details, call Bailey’s at 508-295-1700, Rick Duffy at 508-759-7872 or Tony Marshall at 508-828-4450. Proceeds go to autism research and the Christopher Leary Scholarship Fund.

Lindberg golf outing is June 15Planning is underway for the 9th Charles Lindberg St. Margaret Regional School Golf Tournament at Sandwich Hollows Golf Club Friday, June 15. The event is open to the first 144 golfers.The fee is $125 per golfer if paid by May 25; $150 after that. Entry forms are available at the Buzzards Bay Community Center. Send checks to St. Margaret Regional School, P.O. Box 466, Buzzards Bay, MA 02532.

Charity golf tournament comingThe Dennis-Yarmouth Ecumenical Council for the Prevention of Homelessness Charity Golf Tournament is Monday, June 4, at Bayberry Hills Golf Course. There will be three divisions: men, women and 65 and over. Shotgun Start at 1 p.m., check in begins at 12:15 p.m. Cost is $110 per golfer and includes: green fees, cart, followed by hors d’oeuvres and a catered dinner. Prizes, raffles, and a live and silent auction will also be featured.Proceeds benefit Housing Assistance Corporation’s Project Prevention.To register and/or buy raffle tickets, call David Akin 508-367-1099. Register by April 1 and be entered into a drawing for a gift certificate at the Ocean House in Dennisport.

Royal Health Group Charity Golf ClassicThe 6th annual Royal Health Group Charity Golf Classic will be June 18 at Ballymeade Golf Course in Falmouth. The primary mission of The Royal Health Group Charitable Foundation is to encourage young people to enter the healthcare profession by providing scholarships for those who are seeking an education in nursing or allied health professions. Last year the golf classic raised more than $50,000.For more information, contact Timothy Denmark at 508-685-6438 or Carolyn Osswald at 508-743-8196.